Broomfield's Level 3 Communications to deliver images, communications for Air Force training program

By Alicia Wallace, Camera Business Writer

Posted:
03/11/2014 07:31:52 AM MDT

Updated:
03/11/2014 07:40:10 AM MDT

Defense firm Northrop Grumman Corp. will use the network of Broomfield-based Level 3 Communications Inc. to deliver images and communications related to a national simulation training system for the U.S. Air Force, Level 3 officials announced Tuesday.

Northrop Grumman's Distributed Mission Operation Network consists of more than 50 sites across the United States. Northrop Grumman has a multimillion-dollar contract with the Air Force, officials said.

Financial terms of the Level 3 agreement were not immediately disclosed.

As part of the agreement with Level 3, the Broomfield telecommunications firm's network will delivery real-time communications and high-resolution images for the simulations, which include training for actions such as in-air refueling.

Shares of Level 3 (Nasdaq: LVLT) were up 31 cents or 0.84 percent to $37/09 in pre-market trading on Tuesday.